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- LGD code
- 86285
- Pincode
- 345031
- Post office
- Lathi (Jaisalmer)
- Population
- 419
- Households
- 52
- Literacy rate
- 41.8%
- Sex ratio
- 905 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 198
Census 2011 · in context
How Darash Nagar compares
By population, Darash Nagar ranks #109 of 176 villages in Pokaran mandal.
Literacy rate
%
41.8%
−2.1% vs mandal average
- Darash Nagar
- 41.8%
- Pokaran mandal
- 43.9%
- Jaisalmer district
- 46.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
905
+31 vs mandal average
- Darash Nagar
- 905
- Pokaran mandal
- 874
Household size
people per home
8.1
+2.2 vs mandal average
- Darash Nagar
- 8.1
- Pokaran mandal
- 5.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Darash Nagar at a glance
Darash Nagar is a village of 419 people in 52 households (Census 2011) in Pokaran tehsil, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, the 109th-largest of 176 villages in Pokaran tehsil. Literacy is 42%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 44% and the sex ratio is 905 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 345031, served by Lathi (Jaisalmer) post office; the LGD village code is 86285. The village votes in Lohawat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gajendra Singh. The population is estimated at 494 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darash Nagar · this village | 419 | 42% | — |
| Kishanpura · Pokaran | 819 | 36% | — |
| Nananyai · Pokaran | 626 | 51% | — |
| Suganpura · Pokaran | 475 | 49% | — |
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Key facts — Darash Nagar
- LGD code
- 86285
- Pincode
- 345031
- Post office
- Lathi (Jaisalmer)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 419
- Population (projected 2026)
- 494
- Households
- 52
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 905
- Literacy rate
- 41.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jodhpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lohawat
- Member of Parliament
- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Gajendra Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Pokaran
- Nearest railway station
- Dhelana (19.7 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 345031
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Darash Nagar
Other villages in Pokaran mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)